Zulqarnaen Suzliman

Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman (born 29 March 1998), also known as Mamat, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Zulqarnaen Suzliman
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman
Date of birth (1998-03-29) March 29, 1998
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) full-back
Team information
Current team
Lion City Sailors
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2016 NFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Young Lions 60 (2)
2020– Lion City Sailors 23 (0)
2021–2022Young Lions (loan) 16 (1)
International career
2016 Singapore U16 6 (6)
2016 Singapore U19 2 (0)
2017–2020 Singapore U22 16 (0)
2018– Singapore 25 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Merlion Cup
Winner2019 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:04, 6 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022


He is the younger brother of Zulfahdmi Suzliman who plays mainly as winger and striker for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.

Club career

Young Lions

Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for Young Lions in a 2-0 Singapore Premier League loss to Geylang International FC on 25 February 2016.[1]

2021–2022: Loan to Police SA and Young Lions

Zulqarnaen signed for the Lion City Sailors in 2020. Zulqarnaen was loaned to Young Lions following his national service commitments.[2]

2022 season

Zulqarnaen returned to his parent club Lion City Sailors from Young Lions on 11 June 2022 after completing his national service.[3][4][5]

On 26 July 2023, in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspurs at the Singapore National Stadium, Zulqarnaen was tasked to marked against Son Heung-min who was considered as one of the best players in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time in which he managed to close down and prevented Son for scoring or dribbling past him for the first half of the match. Zulqarnaen went on to gain worldwide media attention for his excellent defensive work rate against Tottenham.[6]

International career

Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for the Singapore national football team in a friendly 2-0 win over Fiji on 19 September 2018.[7]

Zulqarnaen made his AFF Championship debut in the 2018 campaign on 9 November, with a 1-0 win over Indonesia.

On 21 November, Zulqarnaen started and played 90 minutes in Singapore's 6-1 win over Timor Leste in the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 Sept 2023.[8]
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2016 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2018 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2019 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Total 602000000602
Lion City Sailors 2020 2000000020
Total 2000000020
Young Lions (loan) 2021 130000000130
2022 3100000031
Total 161000000161
Lion City Sailors 2022 3000000030
2023 180100010200
Total 210100010230
Career total 9931000101013

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Singapore
201870
201940
202180
202220
Total210

International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
17 September 2018Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Mauritius1-1 (draw)Friendly
212 October 2018Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Mongolia2-0 (won)Friendly
316 October 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia2-1 (won)Friendly
49 November 2018Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore Indonesia1-0 (won)2018 AFF Championship
513 November 2018Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines Philippines0-1 (lost)2018 AFF Championship
621 November 2018Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore Timor-Leste6-1 (won)2018 AFF Championship
725 November 2018Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand0-3 (lost)2018 AFF Championship
85 September 2019National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Yemen2-2 (draw)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
910 September 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Palestine2-1 (won)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
105 October 2019Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan0-0 (draw)Friendly
1110 October 2019King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia0-3 (lost)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
123 June 2021King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Palestine0-4 (lost)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
137 June 2021King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan0-5 (lost)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
145 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Myanmar3-0(won)2020 AFF Championship
158 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines2-1(won)2020 AFF Championship
1614 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Timor-Leste2-0(won)2020 AFF Championship
1718 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand0-2(lost)2020 AFF Championship
1822 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Indonesia1-1(draw)2020 AFF Championship
1925 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Indonesia4-2(lost)2020 AFF Championship
2026 March 2022National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Malaysia2-1(won)2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series

U22 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
112 July 2017Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore India1-0 (won)Friendly
221 March 2018National Stadium, Singapore Indonesia0-3 (lost)Friendly
325 April 2018Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Laos5-1 (won)2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
430 April 2018Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Cambodia0-1 (lost)2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
52 May 2018Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Timor-Leste1-2 (lost)2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
620 June 2018Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Myanmar0-2 (lost)Friendly
722 March 2019MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Hong Kong1-1 (draw)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
824 March 2019MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia North Korea1-1 (draw)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
926 March 2019MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Mongolia3-1 (won)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
107 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines3-0 (w0n)2019 Merlion Cup
119 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand1-0 (won)2019 Merlion Cup
1226 November 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Laos0-0 (draw)2019 Southeast Asian Games
1328 November 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Indonesia0-2 (lost)2019 Southeast Asian Games
141 December 2019Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines Thailand0-3 (lost)2019 Southeast Asian Games
153 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Vietnam0-1 (lost)2019 Southeast Asian Games
165 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Brunei7-0 (won)2019 Southeast Asian Games

U19 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
111 September 2016Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam0-0 (draw)2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
215 September 2016Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Malaysia1-2 (lost)2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

U16 International caps

He was called up to the National U16 team for the 2014 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship qualifiers.[9]

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
123 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Malaysia1-1 (draw)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
225 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Philippines2-0 (won)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
327 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Indonesia1-1 (draw)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
429 August 2013Zeyar Thiri Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Laos2-4 (lost)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
521 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Hong Kong1-4 (lost)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
625 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Chinese Taipei3-1 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
727 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Macau9-0 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
829 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Australia1-3 (lost)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

U16 International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Malaysia
1–1
1-1
2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2.25 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Philippines
1–0
2-0
2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
3.27 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Indonesia
1–0
1-1
2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
421 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Hong Kong1-41-4 (lost)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
527 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Macau1-09-0 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
627 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Macau2-09-0 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Personal life

Suliman's brothers, Zulkifli, Zulfadhli, Zulfadhmi, are all footballers in Singapore.[10]

Honours

International

Singapore U22

Others

Singapore Selection Squad

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.

References

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